Bug 2437673 - Install screen (Welcome to Fedora linux window) is not clickable - only keyboard navigation works. Also Fedora after install is affected.
Summary: Install screen (Welcome to Fedora linux window) is not clickable - only keybo...
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-shell
Version: 44
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: GNOME SIG Unassigned
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
: 2438910 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks: BetaBlocker, F44BetaBlocker
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-09 08:18 UTC by Martin Stransky
Modified: 2026-02-16 13:50 UTC (History)
14 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2026-02-16 13:50:37 UTC
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GNOME Gitlab GNOME gnome-shell issues 9018 0 None opened Stuck right after login, no mouse input possible 2026-02-11 08:35:24 UTC

Description Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 08:18:08 UTC
Install screen (Welcome to Fedora linux window) is not clickable. I can't click to any button (it does nothing). I also can't to interact with any other gnome shell element / menu. Looks like the gnome-shell does not have focus at all. Keyboard navigation seems to be working (tab to switch buttons/ enter to confirm).

Testing on Virtual machine, iso: Fedora-Workstation-Live-44-20260208.n.0.x86_64.iso

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot Fedora live image
2. try to select any action by mouse. Keyboard navigation seems to be working.
3.

Comment 1 Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 08:21:53 UTC
Note that Rawhide (gnome 49) on the same box / virtual machine works as expected - the bug is on Fedora 44 iso only.

Comment 2 Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 08:27:56 UTC
Looks like the problem is on install phase only - when installed and rebooted the mouse is active again.

Comment 3 Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 09:11:10 UTC
Will try bare metal tomorrow, will need for Firefox testing anyway.

Comment 4 Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 11:12:29 UTC
Tested on bare metal - and I see the issue on both install screen and gnome-shell after install. Mouse works after reboot and also mouse worked on the dist reclaim UI page.

Comment 5 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2026-02-09 11:12:51 UTC
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Comment 6 Martin Stransky 2026-02-09 11:14:59 UTC
I see it's already reported at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/9018

Comment 7 Adam Williamson 2026-02-11 16:17:07 UTC
*** Bug 2438910 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Kamil Páral 2026-02-12 08:24:55 UTC
Reopening for blocker discussion purposes (transferred from bug 2438910 ).

Comment 9 Kamil Páral 2026-02-13 10:04:40 UTC
Should be fixed by https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c9f60f0760

Comment 10 Kamil Páral 2026-02-16 13:50:37 UTC
Ever since the patch went live, I haven't seen any issues. This seems fixed.


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